Thursday, September 30, 2010

To remind everyone that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, J Vineyards & Winery is honored to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure by donating 10% of the proceeds with the J For the Cure Cycling Jersey.

Did you know that a diet that includes plenty of mushrooms could help slow down the development of certain cancers, such as breast cancer? They can, as Victoria Von Biel concludes in the Bon Appétit Blog "Conscious Cook" Mushrooms: The New Superfood.

Pinot Noir grapes destined for Cuvée 20 and Brut Rosé were hand-picked in the early morning hours from “Nicole’s Vineyard,” the winery’s Russian River Valley estate located on Eastside Road. A load of Chardonnay from the “Ross Ranch Vineyard” near Sebastopol brought a close to what J Winemaker George Bursick is describing as “a very compressed harvest.”

Heavy coastal fog and low clouds have shrouded the region for most of the summer, pushing the annual grape harvest back about three to four weeks. Temperatures did warm up in early September helping to jumpstart the sluggish harvest. With the sparkling wine grapes safely fermenting in the winery, the varietal wine harvest throughout J’s ten Russian River Valley estate vineyards is expected to continue into early October.

“Though yields are down about 10%, tasting the Pinot Noir grapes now at the winery, we find them to be delicately balanced with luscious aromatics of raspberry and strawberry,” said Bursick. “This harvest appears to have similarities to the 1999 vintage, which was also a late harvest. The wines from 1999 were delicate and delicious.”

Founded by Judy Jordan in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery is an independently-owned Sonoma County winery. J will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary next year. To learn more, or to join the J Wine Club, please call (707) 431-3646, or go to www.jwine.com.

TOKYO, JAPAN — (September 16, 2010) — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was seen reaching for a glass of J Brut Rosé sparkling wine during a party this past weekend held at the private Tokyo residence of John Roos, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

The Governor, a dedicated promoter of California technology, tourism, and wine, is on a weeklong trade mission to China, Japan and Korea. J Vineyards & Winery sells its Russian River Valley Cuvée 20 and Brut Rosé sparkling wines, as well as its Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Gris estate varietal wines, in several Asian markets, including Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea.

Founded by Judy Jordan in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery is an independently-owned Sonoma County winery. J will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary next year. To learn more, or to join the J Wine Club, please call (707) 431-3646, or go to www.jwine.com.